03 Apr FHWA Permits Food Trucks at Rest Areas During Coronavirus Crisis The Federal Highway Administration on April 3 issued a notice to state departments of transportation that the agency will allow food trucks to operate and sell food at federally funded interstate highway rest areas to support commercial truck drivers during the coronavirus emergency. Read more...
03 Apr Pelosi Pulls Back on Infrastructure in ‘Phase Four’ Stimulus House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scaled back her ambitions for Congress’ next coronavirus stimulus package to focus on additional direct payments to individuals and expanded loans to businesses, possibly leaving an $800 billion infrastructure plan and other Democratic priorities for a later bill. (With video) Read more...
03 Apr DOT Ready to Help Truckers as They Support Country, Elaine Chao Says Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told Transport Topics during an exclusive interview that her agency stands ready to build on the actions it already has taken to help trucking support the country through the coronavirus crisis. Read more...
03 Apr Colorado DOT to Expand Truck Parking at Two Rest Areas The Colorado Department of Transportation is conducting a project to expand truck parking availability at two rest areas. Read more...
03 Apr Minnesota DOT Announces 188 Construction Projects The Minnesota Department of Transportation unveiled the 188 road and bridge projects it will undertake during this year’s construction season Read more...
03 Apr N.J. Transportation Stakeholders Disagree Over Virtual Toll Hearings New Jersey Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti fired back at critics April 2 who said the agency shouldn’t have held hearings on a proposal toll increase and $500 million capital plan on the Atlantic City Expressway during the coronavirus crisis. Read more...
03 Apr Airlines Ordered to Refund Cost of Flights Canceled by Virus Airlines must fully refund airfare to passengers whose flights have been canceled during the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. Transportation Department ordered on April 3. Read more...
03 Apr GM, Honda Partner to Build Honda EVs in GM Plants General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. announced an agreement April 2 to jointly develop two new electric vehicles for Honda that will be based on GM’s global electric-vehicle platform that’s powered by the Detroit automaker’s Ultium battery system. Read more...
03 Apr Democrats Call On Trump Administration to Extend Federal Schedule Disruptions to the way of life due to the coronavirus pandemic prompted the Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives to insist the Office of Management and Budget extend federal agencies’ deadlines for public comment periods on proposed rulemakings. Read more...
03 Apr Truckers Work to Overcome Difficulties in Food Supply Chain Truckers hauling food are facing delays across the globe in the latest disruption to supply chains snarled by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...